Friday, January 13, 2012

Awesome-ness in a bowl...or on a plate

I know I said I would post next about some DIY artwork, but I HAVE to share these two AMAZING recipes I found by way of Pinterest. I just recently started trying to complete things I've been pinning and the first two attempts were food related...my tummy is thanking me for doing, not just pinning. Anyway, the two recipes I found: Beef Quesadilla Casserole and One Pot Creamy Mac and Cheese. Both = awesome.

I'm not picking favorites with recipes, but this one is by far the easiest and quickest mac and cheese I've ever whipped up from scratch. So we'll start with the mac and cheese first.

One Pot, Stove Top, Creamy Mac and Cheese:

I tracked the recipe to this lovely little blog: White On Rice Couple by Todd Porter and Diane Cu - PLEASE check them out for the original recipe and take a peek at all of their wonderful creations and beautiful photography! Follow the link for directions to heaven!

Time: 35 minutes-ish

Ingredients you will need:

large elbow macaroni *or any small pasta of your choice - I only had mini penne pasta for the trial*

2. Spread 1/2 cup of the beef mixture on bottom of 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish sprayed with no-stick cooking spray. Top with 3 of the tortillas, overlapping as needed. Layer with 1/2 of the remaining beef mixture and 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat with remaining tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.

Hope some of you get to try out this comfort food (especially the to.die.for/super.easy mac and cheese!) and that you checked out a deliciously creative new blog. For all my s'mores readers in the mitten at the moment, I hope you're bundled up and enjoying this pretty snow we're having...make sure you make some snow angels or a snowman :) Thanks for stopping by and happy cooking!